Monday, November 28, 2011

OK folks ... this is the Reader's Digest version of the tail-end of my trip back home .... it consisted basically of lots of beer, a few cigars, some dancing, very little sleep, and one seemingly long plane-ride home to Atlanta w/ a crazy, loud, obnoxious, drunk "everyone's a racist" dude, who was promptly met by the ever-so-nice Atlanta Police upon our arrival to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. I mean c'mon ... I watch TV ... there's Air Marshalls on every flight, right? Where the hell were they on THIS one!!?? As we taxi'd in, I started hearing the theme song from "Cops" ... "Bad Boys Bad Boys whatcha gonna do ... whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" I didn't even get to see them give him a nosebleed. Too bad WE didn't get to escort him off ... he might have taken a tumble onto the frickin tarmac.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Took off Sunday morning and headed up to SW Kansas to see my daughter and her 2 kids, my first grandchildren. Man, I forgot how FLAT it is out there ... you can watch your dog run away for 3 days. (ba-dum-bum) Soon as I arrived, we all piled in and took the kids to see "Puss 'n Boots" ... cute movie! Danged popcorn and pop cost more than the movie!

Monday I was Mikey's "Show 'n Tell" at school ... he sure did a great job introducing me to the class and taking questions! They grow up so fast. We met my old college roommate, Maggie, for lunch and caught up on old times. After that, we started preparing my 2nd of 3 Thanksgiving meals for this season. (1st one was 2 weeks ago in Virginia with my youngest daughter and her family) Tuesday came way too quickly and I headed back down to Texas.

I flew out of Atlanta on Friday, November 18, to Amarillo, TX (via Dallas-Ft. Worth, of course). I always stay at my brother, Ron's. Friday night, we went to Lonestar, a small hole-in-the-wall steak house south of Amarillo that serves the BEST steak I've ever had. We met up with a few of Ron's friends. The one in the picture, Dick, does Security for the River Falls area ... great guy and takes care of everyone ... an "old cowboy" who's seen and done just about everything, even doing some time on the rodeo circuit in his younger years. We listened to story after story, never tiring. Needless to say, Ron and I stayed up too long and drank way too much ... par for the course. :)

Friday, November 4, 2011

So, October flew by ... I can't believe it's already November!!! 11/11/11 is coming ... is anything extraordinary supposed to happen on that day? I know I will be doing something extraordinary on that day .... lovin up on my grandson, Cole! :) Heading to Virginia next week to spend some time with my youngest daughter, Kayla, and her family. Then the following week, I will be heading out of Hartsfield-Jackson airport to Texas / Kansas for the Thanksgiving holiday. I will split my time there between Texas and Kansas, as my parents and brothers live in Texas, and my oldest daughter, Kari, lives in Kansas with her 2 beautiful kiddos, Mikey and Lexie. I can't wait to see everyone!

Work is going OK ... the load is still there, but the pressure isn't so great with it being the beginning of the month ... but I know that will build as the days pass by. I'm trying not to think that I have less days to finish my work due to my travel ... my goal is to stay on top of my tasks without stressing out! Stay tuned for how THAT works out. LOL

I'll leave today with an awesome statement, which is my current Facebook status:

I am FROM Kansas ! Sweet girls come from the South. Barbies come from California..., but WE KANSAS GIRLS have fire & ice in our blood!! We can drive in snow, handle the cold, beat the heat, be a princess, throw a mean right hook AND drink with the boys!! We can cook a wicked meal, & if we have an opinion, you can bet your ass you're gonna hear it!!!! Repost if you're a Kansas Girl.

PS: I had a Facebook reply from a friend who said he thought of me as a cross between Dorothy and Rosie the Riveter ... :) Picture this gal with ruby red slippers!